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Pickleball- By Natalie LeBaron Pickleball is a very fun sport. My husband and started playing this year with other couples! I am more of tennis player, however pickleball is also great exercise and a fun sport.  A lot of people wonder where the name "Pickleball" came from. ·         According to Barney McCallum, the game was officially  named after the Pritchards' dog Pickles, who would chase the ball and run off with it. According to McCallum, “The Pritchards had a dog named Pickles, and you're having fun at a party, right? So anyways, what the heck, let's just call it pickleball. ” I  Here are some facts about the game:     ·          Pickleball is a paddleball sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton, and table tennis. Two or four players use solid paddles made of wood or composite materials to hit a perforated polymer ball, with 26-40 round h...

My name is Natalie LeBaron and I am from Murrieta, CA. I have been married for 37 years and have 5 grown kids. We also have 7 Grand kids,1 girl and 6 boys! We love spending time with our grand kids. One of my happy places is playing Tennis! Typically I play 2 times a week- 1 time at the Tennis Club in a Clinic and with other ladies doubles at Bear Creek Tennis Courts.  *Here is a little fun fact (off the subject a a little!): Another happy place of mine is Zip lining. Here is a video when we went to Hawaii last week: I started playing Tennis when I was in my late 40's. My friend Judy asked if I'd like to join her and I told her that I am not really good at "sports".  She promised that I would love it and so I went to the beginners classes and LOVED it! We can't say we are not good at something unless we try and put effort into it.Here is the link to my Tennis club:  http://murrietatennisclub.com/ . Once I felt more confident, I went on to join a ...